Unifying theoretical description of relaxation in electron systems (B07)

• Subject Area: Experimental Condensed Matter Physics
• Term: since 2016
• Project identifier: Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) - Project number 278162697

The project targets complex many-body dynamics in electronic systems that are coupled to an environment. Different theoretical approaches, including phenomenological Lindblad operators, a microscopic diagrammatic real-time technique on the Keldysh contour, the method of hierarchy of correlations in quantum lattice systems, the derivation of Boltzmann equations, as well as Floquet theory are combined for a comprehensive description. Special emphasis will be put on the temporal evolution during a stimulus.

• DFG Programme: Collaborative Research Centres
• Subproject of: SFB 1242: Non-equilibrium dynamics of condensed matter in the time domain
• Applicant Institution: Universität Duisburg-Essen
• Project Heads: Professor Dr. Peter Kratzer; Professor Dr. Jürgen König; Professor Dr. Ralf Schützhold